Infos pratiques

Climate and weather in Albania

Albania is part of the Mediterranean zone. So it has a sunny and hot summer (40 C aren’t rare during july -august) and the winter is rainy but mild in the plains.

The best time to come.

The best season to travel in Albania is between June and September. The end of the spring and the beginning of the autumn are the best moments.

How to come to Albania

By plane, by sea routes, by land ways.

Airport

The international airport “Mother Teresa” (known also as Rinas) is nearly 25 km far from Tirana and has many direct flights in Europe. The principal cities that have direct flights are: London, Frankfurt, Milan, Rome, Vienne, Zurich, Athens, Bologna, Budapest, Istanbul, etc. It has also a bus service form the airport to Tirana. You may find the bus station in Skanderbeg square in every time.
Tel. 355 42 379 053 / 4 /
E-mail: info@tirana-airport.com.
Web: www.tirana-airoport.com.al

From Greece:
Kakavija is the southern border with Greece, you may arrive in Gjirokastra.
Kapshtica is the border east-south with Greece, you may arrive in Korca.
Through Qafe Boti – Konispol toward to Filat
Through Three bridges it links Permeti with Konica.

From Montenegro:
-Through Hani Hotit and Murriqan –Sukubina you may arrive in the city of Shkodra and the lake of Shkodra.
-Through Ulqini in the southern border with Montenegro, you may arrive in Shkodra.
-You may pass through Vermosh where you may arrive in the region of Kelmend in Albania and Plava Gucia.

By bus service, you have the opportunity to travel from city to city:
Tirana – Tetovo, Macedonia through Qafe Thana.
Tirana – Prishtina and other cities of Kosovo through Morina.
Korçë – Thessaloniki, Greece through Kapshtica.
Tirana – Athens, through Kakavija.
Tirana – Sofia – Bulgaria, Istanbul and Qafe Thana

All the citizens who have a valid Schengen visa with multiple entrances, type C or D, or a valid residence permit in one the countries member of Schengen, may enter and travel through albania without a visa according to the valid deadline of visa or residence permit.
You may enter in Albania even with the Identification Card .